This was pretty good dystopian. It was an engaging read with memorable characters. I would like to see more from this author.

"When the Great Famine threatened the existence of mankind, the Creators saved humanity. Humanity has been their loyal subject ever since."

Dara Morrow lives in a dystopian society where you are only as good as your contribution to society, and when you can't contribute anymore, you are pretty much discarded. The citizens of this society are taught basically from birth that the Creators are all powerful and always right, and you don't under any circumstances question their edicts. Dara is in a three way competition to determine who will be the assistant to the head of engineering, which is her dream job, but when things turn particularly cutthroat, she starts to question things. Then her mother is hurt in an accident, and the stress of managing everything makes her question even more what she's been taught all her life.

I liked Dara because she really believed in the Creators and only started questioning what she had been taught when her life was thrown into turmoil and everything started falling apart. It was then that she realized everyone was expendable, and that they were merely tools that the Creators used, rather than valued members of society. The pace of the book built slowly but increased throughout the book, so you could feel the tension build.

For the most part, this was a very engaging and quick read, and I enjoyed it very much.

4/5 stars.